BBC Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is about to embark on a perilous sea journey – one that has turned the Atlantic Ocean into a mass grave. “The boat guys have called me – they said I should get ready. I am asking you to pray for me –…
BBC Georgia has become a hub for international used cars The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a multi-billion dollar hub for the international used car market. The vehicles are mostly sourced from the US, and many appear to be ending up in Russia. On the dusty outskirts of Rustavi, an industrial town…
Harris, Trump try to shore up support with key voting blocs – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday was on the campaign trail in North Carolina, which is still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Former President Trump meanwhile was in Arizona to announce a new proposal to expand…
By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 00:05 BST, 14 October 2024 Retail, leisure and hospitality firms across England are facing a £2.66billion ‘cliff edge’ when a pandemic-era tax break ends next April, experts warned. Shops, pubs, hotels, restaurants, cinemas and gyms will be among those to be hit when a 75 per cent discount on business…
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been urged to keep her promise to ease the pressure from business rates on high street businesses amid warnings of a looming £2.7bn tax hike that would mainly hit smaller retail, leisure and hospitality firms. More than 252,000 shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants and businesses such as bowling alleys are likely…
The prime minister will pledge to get rid of regulation that “needlessly holds back investment” at a major business conference in London today. The International Investment Summit will comprise more than £50bn of deal announcements – or roughly twice the £28bn unveiled at the previous comparable gathering held under the former Conservative administration, Sky News’…
Imogen Anderson/BBC “We have not been able to stabilise the front,” says Oleksandr “This is the most dangerous of all front lines,” says Oleksandr, the head of a medical unit for the Ukrainian army’s 25th Brigade. We are in the treatment room of a cramped makeshift field unit – the first point of treatment for…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully completed a world first test, landing part of their Starship back onto its launch pad. This means the company’s plan to develop a fully reusable and quickly deployable rocket a lot closer. The BBC’s science correspondent, Pallab Ghosh, explores why this “incredibly difficult” operation is a big deal for future…
Another assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has been thwarted after police stopped a man armed with guns at his Coachella Vally rally on Saturday. A local sheriff has reported a man with fake passes and a loaded shotgun, handgun and high capacity magazine was arrested about one mile from the venue according…
NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed ride-hailing platform Ola to offer a choice to customers to either opt for a refund directly in their bank accounts or a coupon that can be redeemed against booking another ride. It observed that only giving a coupon is “unfair trade practice“.The authority also instructed the…
